Barrel-rack.



A. S. LEO'.

BARREL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE I9, 191s.

Patented J an. 18, 1916.

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A TOHIVEYS ALBERT S. LEO, 0F ATCHISON, KANSAS.

BARREL-RACK.

Specication-of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. 1e, 1916.

Application led June 19, v1915. Serial N o. 35,010.

To all 'whomc't may concern.

Be it known that I, ALBERT S. Lno, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Atchison, in the county of Atchison and State of Kansas,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barrel- Racks, ofwhich the following is a specilication.

The invention contemplates as a principal object the provision of animproved barrel rack and truck vfor usek in connection with barrels andsimilar receptacles containing vinegar, molasses, oils, and other suchheavy contents, whereby the barrels may readily be supported in positionfor emptying, and may if desired be shifted from place to placeexpeditiously and with little exertion on the part of the operator.

A further object of the invention is to provide a barrel rack ofsimplified and improved construction for maintaining a barrel in properposition for emptying.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully describedand clalmed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which likecharacters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalfigures, of which- Figure 1 represents a view in pers ective of a barrelrack constructed accor ing to my invention, showing the same as beingutilized in the operation of tilting a barrel into emptying position.Fig. 2 represents a view in section taken transversely through the rack,on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 5, the rack being shownin barrel supporting position. Fig. 3 representsa fragmentary view inperspective showing the outer or handle end of the rack. Fig. 4representsa view in perspective of the rack in barrel supportingposition, a barrel being indicated as in place in dotted lines. Fig. '5represents a view in side elevation,

Vshowing the rack in barrel supporting position.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a rack including a pair of sidebars or ra1ls 5 preferably formed of strips of channel iron, each of theside rails being bentat -what may be termed the handle end of the rackdownwardly atright angles to form the e l 6. 'These legs also'act as.handles whereA Attheir opposite -ends,each of the 'sidebar-s y "the`device maybe manipulated.'

or rails is bent downwardly and curved to f orm the rockers 7 whichrockers are contlnued and are returned toward the side rails to formthe-braces 8. The latter are inclined as shown and are suitably securedat their upper ends as at 9 to the side rails race irons 10 areconnected at their central portions to rails 5 at points between braces8 and legs 6, and extend at their ends at an inclination toward thebraces 8 and legs 6 respectively and are suitably connected to themembers for rigidly supporting them. j

The side rails 5 are connected at points interminate their ends by thetransversely arranged concave barrel supports 11. These supports servethe double function of rigidly connecting the upper portion of thedevice transversely and of providing means for cradling a barrel uponthe rack. The rockers 7 are connected adjacent their upper ends by.v acurved or arched lifting foot 12 adapted to be engaged beneath the lowerend of a barrel when the latter is being lifted from vertical intohorizontal position as indicated in Fig. 1. A hook 13 has a linkconnection 14 with the support 11 near the handle end of the device, andthis hook is adapted when the barrel is being shifted from vertical intoemptying position, to be engaged upon the chine at the upper end of thebarrel, for maintaining the latter in place upon the rack. After thebarrel has been shifted into emptying position, the hook may bedisengaged and may be then utilized as indicated 1n Fig. 5 as a mea-nsfor holding a measuring device such as a cup or bucket.

The braces 8 are connected by means of the crossed bars indicated .at 15which bars at their lower ends are connected to the braces adjacent thepoint at which said braces join rockers 7, while the upper ends of thebars are connected to the braces adjacent the upper ends of the latter.A horizontally arranged transverse brace or bar 16 also connects braces8 adjacent the lower ends of the latter, said bar being in the form of achannel iron and being connected to the braces 8 by the same fasteningmeans indicated at 17,' by which 'the adjacent ends of the irons v10 arefastened to the braces 8.

The rockers 7 near their lower ends are provided with journals 18 inwhich a transversely extending shaft 19 is rotatably supported. Thelatter carries the wheels or rollers 20 by means of which the truck may,

when raised to the proper inclination, be

wheeled from place toplace. The wheels are disposed at such pointsrelatively to the rockers that they will not engage the ioor when therack is in barrel supporting position as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5.

The` height of the legs 6, is somewhat less than the length of avertical line drawn from the lower end of rockers 7 to the side bars 5,so that the rack is thus inclined toward its forward or handle end inorder that when a barrel is supported on the rack the inclination of thebarrel will be such as to insure the proper drainage of its contentsthrough the faucet 21 even when the level of the contents of the barrelgets low. When the rack is being used in shifting a barrel from uprightinto horizontal position in the manner indicated .in Fig. 1, it will bevseen that the cross bars 15 and the horizontal bar 16 act as a rest forone foot of the operator whereby he may thus transfer his weight to therack in such manner as to swing the latter upon its rockers in liftingthe barrel. It has been found that by the use of a rack constructedaccording to my invention, extremely heavy barrels may be tilted intoposition to be lemptied and by a man of slight weight. The length ofside bars 5 is such that they yextend toward the handle end of the rackbeyond the forward end of the barrel, in order that the spout or faucetmaybe protected from damage by p any object which may be moved near thebarrel.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, Imay desire to make such changes in the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts thereof as do not depart from the spirit of l theinvention axfd the scope of the appended claims.

I claim v 1. A barrel rack including a pair of side Vbars having theirlforward ends downturned at right angles to form supporting legs, and

having their rear ends bent downwardly and curved to form rockers andthen bent upwardly at an angle and connected with the sidebars to formbraces, brace irons con-y 'nected with said braces and legs near thelower ends thereof and with the'side bars, transversely arranged concavebarrel supports connecting the side bars at points intermediate the endsthereof, an arched liftingfoot connecting the runners adjacent the upperends thereof, a hook having a connection with the barrel support nearer'the forward end of the rack, and crossed bars and a horizontal barconnecting the first said braces, and ada ted to form a foot rest forthe operator of t e device.

`an angle and connected with the side bars to form braces, brace ironsconnected with said braces and legs and with the side bars, transverselyarranged barrel supports connecting the side bars, a lifting footarranged adjacent the upper ends of the rockers, a hook having a linkconnection with the barrel support adjacent the front end of the rack,braces connecting the first said braces and forming a foot rest, andwheels connected with the rockers at a point intermediate the endsthereof, said legs being of such length as to allow the side bars to beinclined forwardly when the rack is in barrel supporting position.

3. A barrel rack including side bars having their forward endsdownturned to form legs, and having their rear ends downturned andcurved to form rockers and subsequently bent upwardly and connected withthe side bars to form braces, transversely arranged barrel supportsconnecting the side bars, a

lifting foot arranged adjacent the upper ends of the rockers, a barrelchine engaging memberv connected with one of the barrel supports, andbraces connecting the first said braces and adapted-to serve as a footsuport.

4. A barrel rack including a pair of side bars having their forward endsdownturned to form supporting legs and having their rear endsdownturnedand curved to form rockers and subsequently bent upwardly andconnected with said side bars to form braces,

"barrel engaging and supporting means associated with the side bars,braces connecting the irst said braces and forming a foot support, saidlegs being of a length toallow forward inclination of said side barswhen the rack is in barrel supporting position.

5. A barrel rack including a pair of side' bars having their forwardends downturned to form supporting legs and having their rear endsdownturned and curved to form rockers and subsequently bent upwardly andconnected with the side bars to form braces,

means for connecting and bracing the side bars together, meansassociated with the side barsfor supporting a barrel, said legs being ofsuch length as to allow inclination of the side bars when the rack is inbarrel supporting position.

ALBERT S. LEO.

Witnesses;

JonN V. SMITH, JoHANNA. C. LYNDEN.

